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GEORGE HEY, OF SYRAOUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES H.` DUELL, OF SAME PLACE.

DOOR-HANGER.

SPECIFICATIO forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,980, dated February 6, 18883. Application tiled December Q0, 1882. (Model.) Y

,"Z'o all whom ttmay concern: l

Beit known that I, GEORGE W. HEY, of Syrof Onondaga, in the State invented new and useful of New York, have Improvements in Door-Hangers, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and" exact description. j

My invention relates to improvements in sliding-door hangers of the cla-ss described in my application for United States Letters Patent tiled August 24, 1882; and it consists essentially in providing for the carrying-rollers, which are mounted on a trackway above the door, a hanger device attached to the door having a stationaryjournal side bearing, against which the carrying-rollers are supported in their longitudinal movement, the rollers being sustained against the side bearing by a vertically-adjustable top bearing on their axles, which alsoserves to effect the vertical adjustment of the door to conform the same to the floor or carpet over which it passes. The hanger device, as herein illustrated and described, consists of a bracket-plate adapted to be attached to the .top of the door. The inner vertical face of the upright ofthe bracket-,plate 1s made concave or curved, andthe journalbox oi' the rollers is provided with a projection of suitable shape which bears against the inner curved face of the upright, which` allows the carrying-rollers to move on their rod as a pivot,

suspensionwhereby the carrying-rollers are made to conform to the track-rails not-` withstanding any sagging or deflection there of, which may be occasioned by shrinkage or other defects. rllhe `carrying-rollers are also guided to maintain a uniform bearing on the track by the means stated. "l

It consists, furthermore, in constructing the upright ot' the bracket-plate and the journalbox of the carrying-rollers so that the said carrying-rollers are mounted and sustained against the upright ofthe bracket-plate without being connected to said upright, the obj ect beingto allow the rollers to act independently of` the hanger-plate toadjust themselves against lateral deficiencies, yet to move with said rigid upright in the longitudinal movement of the door. This result I accomplish by `.forming a guide-bearing on the inner face of lthe upright, as previously stated, and by providing on the axle-box the above-mentioned projections and side bearings, which engage -respectively the curved edges ofthe upright, then by connecting the aXle-bearin g by a suspension screw-boltpassingobliquely through arecess in the base ofthe .bracket-plate. similar to that shown in my application ofAn gust24., 1882, previously referred 6o to. TheV advantage of this construction ac cruesfrom the fact that the carrying-rollers adj ust themselves to their bearin g on the'track so as to be comparatively frictionless in their movement, and no skill isnecessaryin applying them in their operative position. Furthermore, the construction is thereby greatly simplitied,as the'curved hooks of the trame-plate are dispensed with and the bracket-plate cast in one piece, and the cost of reduced.

It consists also in detail construction ofthe parts, all as hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In specifying my invention referenceis had 7 5 to the accompanying drawings, like letters indicating corresponding parts in all the figures, in which- Figure l is an isometric improved hanger applied to ed in its operative position. Fig. 2 shows a vertical section of the device detached; Fig. 3, a rear view of the same. Fig. 4 shows the adjustable axlebearing, provided with the view, showing my side guides and forward projection; Fig. 5,

frontyiew of the same; Fig. 6, top plan of the bracket-plate and curved upright, showing theguiding devices in engagemeutgFig. 7, top planof Fig. 5.

The letter P represents the hanger-plate, 9o

which is composed of a bracket having a flat base and angular projections P. The base of the plate rests on top of the door, and the projection P takes in the vertical edge or is let in the top, as shown inFig. 1. let in so as to be fiush with the vertical edge to allow a close joint when the doors are in contact in their closed position. The vertical arm or post O of the bracket rises from the base-plate and is made rigid therewith. Its roo guide and the vertical `55 the article greatly .7o

a door and mount- 8c It Should be v passes.

' the door-suspending device.

inner vertical face, @,is made concave or curved, as shown at Figs. l, 3, and 6 of thedrawings, and it forms astationary journal side bearing for the axle of the carrying-rollers.

The bracket or 'frameis recessed exteriorly, as shown at a, Fig. 2, and the suspension-rod, com posed of the screw-bolt S, passes obliquely through the base of the bracket-frame from its front edge in the recess a, up through to the rear of the upright post G, and is connected by a thread formed on its upper end to the threaded socket-armof the journ al-bearin g H.

The axle-box H i forms an adjustable top bearingfor the door and its suspendingrod S, and forms, in connection with the carryingrollers'It and their supporting track-rails T, When the parts are in their operative position the axles otlthe carrying-rollers comeagainst and between the upright post C of the bracketplate and the journal-box H, the said post C forming a stationary journal side bearing, against which the axle is held by the diagonal or oblique draft of the suspension-screw bolt S, and the carrying-rollers limited or confined from an independent longitudinal movement, while the box H on the axle forms an adjustable journal top bearing, whereby the suspending-screw S, when turned into the threaded socket t', serves to effect the 'vertical adjustment of the door, as may be desired, so as to conform the same to the floor or carpet over which the door In this construction the dooris hung directly to the axles ofthe carrying-rollers by the suspending-screws S, and the vertical adjustment thereof is effected by simply shortening or lengthening the screwbolt, the relative position of the parts being preserved lby the fixed or stationary vertical journal side bearing, formed,as described, of the extension or post G of the bracket-frame, irmly secured to the top ofthe door. This construction dispenses with the curved hooks shown in my previous application, and also with the cumbrous adjustable longitudinal rider-bars and connecting-rods employed in other parlor-door hangers, as the width of the door is immaterial, the requisite being simply to apply the bracketplates to the opposite ends, at the top of the door, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The axle-box H may bc made as shown in Fig. 2, in which form the axle passes through the box; or it may consist of a hook, as shown in Fig. 4. In either case., however, it has side bearings, h h, which engage the vertical edges ofthe post c, and a convex projection, h', which bears in and against the hollow curve c in the post C.

It will be observed that as the door hangs on the top bearing, H,the lateral adjustment of the rollers is obtained by the rocking side movement of the top bearing, H, on the projection h in the curved guide c, which turns on the screw-bolt S as a pivot. This lateral adjustment of the rollers secures a uniform bearing on the track-rails and permits the door to hang plumb in case the rails should become uneven from the shrinkage or sagging of the rails or the studding which supports them.

A boss, 1", is cast on the bracket-frame, and it serves as a base for a friction-roller, r, which is attached thereto by a'stud pin or screw, the friction-rollers bear between and against the inner faces of the track-rails T, and serve to keep the plain-faced rollers It on the track. When hanged rollers are employed the friction-roller r may be dispensed with.

The front edge of the upright C may be recessed out for the reception of a yielding bumper of rubber, as described and shown in my prior application.v The usual stops and other appliances employed on sliding doors may be used with the hanger herein described.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with carrying-rollers mounted on a trackway above the door, a stationary journal side bearing and avertically-adjustable top bearing connected to a plate attached to the top of the door and coniining between them thejournal of said roller.

2. A door-hanger, consisting of a bracket,

platevand carrying-rollers adjustably connected to the plate, said plate having a concave inner vertical face for guiding the carryingrollers in their vertical adjustment, .substantially as speciiied.

3. In combination with the stationary track T, the carrying-rollers R, supported against the post C of the bracket-plate P without being connected to said post, the post U rising from lthe plate sustained on top of thedoorand the rollers connected to the plate by a suspensionscrew passing through the plate, substantially as described.

4. In a sliding-door hanger, the combination of the post C, haring concave vertical guide c, the axle-bearing H, having side guides, h, and socket t', and the suspension-screw S, substantially as specified.

5. The bracket-plate P, having concave post C c, boss 'r, and recess a, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified. V ,i

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, Ain the presence of two attestingwitnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, this 16th day of December, 1882. s

GEORGE W. HEY.

. Witnesses:

FREDERICK H. GIBB's, HARRY WHITE.

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